Test Engineer jobs in Santa Barbara, CA

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Company Introduction

SLD Laser, a world leader in commercialization of gallium nitride (GaN) based laser light sources, was acquired by KYOCERA Corporation and has commenced operations as a wholly owned subsidiary and group company of KYOCERA Corporation under the name KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc. (KSLD). KSLD is commercializing a new generation of gallium nitride-based laser light sources. KSLD’s high luminance LaserLightTM sources are utilized in a myriad of applications including automotive & mobility, specialty & portable lighting, entertainment & outdoor, projection & AR/VR displays, biomedical instrumentation & therapeutics, and industrial imaging & material processing.

The company is ISO 9001 certified and automotive compliant to IATF 16949, and operates facilities in Santa Barbara, CA and in Fremont, CA. KSLD’s high luminance LaserLightTM sources are UL and IEC safety certified. The company was recently ranked 7th in Fortune magazine’s "2020 Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & ProductionTM," having promoted an employee-centric corporate culture since its founding.

KSLD will continue to pioneer the future of light by developing, manufacturing and marketing innovative laser-based products with high efficiency and luminance for mobility, specialty lighting, consumer, and industrial applications.

To learn more about KSLD, visit www.kyocera-sldlaser.com or contact the company at info@kyocera-sldlaser.com or 1-866-753-5273.

Job Description

Kyocera SLD Laser is looking for an individual to participate in achieving GaN device testing objectives in the Advanced Development group at Kyocera SLD Laser. The successful candidate will be hands-on, self-motivated, and detail oriented. She/He will possess the skills described in this opportunity, including familiarity with device physics, opto-mechanical and opto-electronic systems, testing software and equipment, as well as excellent organizational and communication skills, attention to detail and eager to be a team player. She/He will be part of the Advanced Development Group, the group which is at the heart of the research and development of novel semiconductor devices at the core of Kyocera SLD Laser’s state-of-the-art products, working closely with other R&D technicians, engineers and scientists, contributing substantially for the design and optimization of our devices.

In this role, the responsibilities of the successful candidate will include carrying out relevant development, modification and maintenance of test equipment, implementing software and setups for testing and characterization of laser diodes and processed test structures. The candidate will use computer languages such as LabVIEW, Matlab or Python to develop testing setups and use SQL to load results in databases. The candidate will also participate in the design and be responsible for the assembly, maintenance and modification of specialty characterization setups necessary to fully evaluate the devices fabricated by the team and the materials they are made of.